Respirar por la herida by Víctor del Ýrbol published in France
04/09/2013Following the great success that his novel, The Sadness of the Samurai (La Tristesse du Samouraï, Actes Sud, 2012) received in France; Víctor del Árbol returns with this story of pain and vengeance entitled; Respirar por la herida (Le maison des chagris, Actes Sud, 2013). In Respirar por la herida, del Árbol creates a perfectly warped and complicated plot, that captures the reader like a fly in a spider’s web. Different lives with distinct origins and events that seem completely unrelated from one another are the pieces of this puzzle that will come together little by little when the reader least expects it. “Human beings know nothing about themselves. We think we know ourselves; in a secure environment we are predictable, but when we are faced with something extraordinary we don’t know how we will react until it occurs. Preconceptions are worthless. It’s not so easy to kill someone and assume the consequences, nobody can guarantee that vengeance will bring you justice or even less peace” Víctor del Árbol Víctor del Árbol has been translated into ten languages and was awarded in France with the Le Prix Le Point du Polar European 2012 for The sadness of the Samurai, for the best crime novel of the year.
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"La tristeza del samurái", by Víctor del Ýrbol, translated into Polish
02/12/2013La tristeza del samurái (The Sadness of the Samurai), by Víctor del Árbol (Alrevés), was published in the Polish publishing house Albatros the last 26th of November. It’s the last country to launch this successful thriller with accents of historic novel, after having been published in the United States (Henry Holt & Co.), Brazil (Companhía das Letras), Italy (Mondadori), The Netherlands (Uitgeverij De Fontein), Romania (TREI), Macedonia (Club Matica), Israel (Armchair Publishing House) and France (Actes Sud), where it was awarded the Prix du Polar Européen 2012 to the best European thriller. Víctor del Árbol, author also of Respirar por la herida (Breathe by the wound, Alrevés, 2013), will publish his new novel in Destino in 2014.
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Del Árbol, Víctor
Víctor Del Árbol holds a degree in History from the University of Barcelona. He worked as an officer of the Catalan police force from 1992 to 2012. In 2003, he was the runner-up for the VIII Fernando Lara Award with El abismo de los sueños and in 2006, he won the Tiflos de Novela Award with El peso de los muertos. His novel La tristeza del samurai received the Le Prix du Polar Européen 2012 and was runner-up of the Prix polar SNCF 2013 in France. Afterwards he published Respirar por la herida (Breathing through the Wound, 2013), and Un millón de gotas (A Million Drops, 2014) winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière 2015, best foreign noir novel (Magazine Lire) and Le Prix du Polar SNCF 2018. A Million Drops (Other Press, 2018) was also named a Notable Book of the Year by the Washington Post. His novel La víspera de casi todo was awarded the Nadal Prize in 2016. His books have been translated into several languages and enjoy extraordinary success in France, where, in 2018, Victor was named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres.
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The author Víctor del Ýrbol starts off the new year with important news
03/01/2013The novel La tristeza del samurái, (The Sadness of the Samurai) (Editorial Alrevés, 2011) continues its voyage around the world; accumulating success and recognition. The novel already known and recognized with the award Le Prix Polar Européen in France, has been recently published in paperback format by the publishing house Actes Sud; (La Tristesse du Somouraï). In the upcoming month of February this thriller with accents of historic novel will see the light in Italy through the publishers Arnoldo Mondadori and coming in autumn the novel will be published in Brazil (Companhía das letras), Macedonia (Club Matica) y Poland (Albatros). In Spain, coming on 26th of January the publishing house; Editorial Alrevés will publish the latest novel by Víctor del Árbol; Respirar por la herida (Breath for the pain/ wound). A story where pain and guilt are mixed with the anxiety to live. “It’s possible that god plays dice with our destiny, scattering the pieces of a puzzle that always comes back together one way or another. Respirar por la herida borders the limits of its protagonists with the pressure and psychology dignified of the master that its author, Víctor del Árbol, has converted himself into.” 2013 presents itself as a year filled with great challenges for this author and excellent releases for the readers that follow his work. Interesting links: La tristeza del samurái- Editorial Alrevés La Tristesse du Samouraï- (Babel Noir) Actes Sud La Cause Litteráire
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